Gisele Bundchen Celebrates 40th Birthday By Planting 40,000 Trees

There are countless ways to celebrate turning 40, but Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen wanted to celebrate in a “meaningful way”.

She took to Instagram to share photos of her family planting trees and share her birthday wish. This year instead of gifts she wants everyone to plant a tree or five. She plans on donating to plant 40,000 trees as she turns 40.

“As some of you know, my birthday is coming up on July 20th. And it’s not just any birthday! I can’t believe I am turning 40! I feel like a whole new chapter of my life is starting, and I wanted to celebrate it in a meaningful way, so I decided to plant 40,000 trees,” she wrote.

For years, she has been planting trees with many different projects to help save the planet and said, “I feel that this is the best way I know to give back to Mother Earth.”

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Today is World Environmental Day, and I couldn’t let it pass. The reason we are all here is because of Mother Nature, who supports all of life. She is our greatest teacher, and is always showing us the way, if only we would listen. She shows us that everything is interconnected and interdependent. When you think about it, her power come from her diversity and it depends on it to survive.Just like with people, our differences are our strengths, and we get stronger when we work together. Nature doesn’t judge or divide. She nurtures. She reminds us that every form of life is sacred, and important, and has its own special role in creating balance, so all of life can flourish. What creates unbalance in our world? Division. When man tries to divide nature, she is harmed and weakened and can even die. This is also true of humanity. Nature has the answers- and by observing her, and mirroring back her example, we can start creating a more loving, supportive world where we can all thrive. This is our home, and our choices will help to create our future. #Forhumanity #ForNature 🌎 Hoje é o Dia Mundial do Meio Ambiente e não poderia deixar passar em branco. A razão pela qual estamos todos aqui é por causa da Mãe Natureza, ela torna a vida possível. Ela é nossa melhor professora e está sempre nos mostrando o caminho. Só precisamos observar. Ela nos mostra que tudo está interconectado. Sua força vem de sua diversidade e ela depende disso para sobreviver. Assim como as pessoas, nossas diferenças nos complementam e nos tornamos mais fortes quando trabalhamos juntos. A natureza não julga ou divide. Ela nutre. Ela nos lembra que toda forma de vida é sagrada e importante, e tem seu papel fundamental para trazer equilíbrio para que toda a vida possa florescer. O que cria desequilíbrio em nosso mundo? Divisão. Quando o homem tenta dividir a natureza, ela é prejudicada e enfraquecida e pode até morrer. Isto também é verdade para a humanidade. A natureza tem muitas respostas – e, observando-a e seguindo seu exemplo,podemos começar a criar um mundo mais amoroso e solidário, onde todos podemos prosperar. Esta é a nossa casa – e as nossas escolhas vão ajudar a criar o nosso futuro.

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Her original plan was to head to the Amazon rainforest with her family for her birthday and give back by planting trees, but since that is not possible she can up with another way to plant the trees. “I’ve already talked to my family and my friends—and they will all turn their gifts into trees. That way, we can all help give something back to our planet. In case you also feel inspired to give back to the Earth, you can join me and plant a tree in the Amazon rainforest.”

She is donating to plant 40,000 trees in the Amazon rainforest through Vivaavida. Her husband, Tom Brady, is donating 40,000 as well and posted, “Always thinking of others and the planet!! I’m in for 40,000 trees!!! Te amo @gisele ❤️!!”

20% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed by deforestation, but people are coming together to help regrow trees for people, animals, and the planet. We all need trees to survive and doing something as small as planting a tree or even donating to plant a tree makes a big difference.

Together we change the world.